Tankage and manure press.



J. J. G. SINGLETON. TANKAGE AND MANURB PRESS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1909.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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TANKAGE AND MANURE PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 5, 1909.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

Serial No. 526,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH J. C. SINGLE- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort lrVorth, county of Tarrant, and State of Texas, have invented a new and Improved Tankage and Manure Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a press for pressing grease and water out of fragments of meat and other matter, and the object is to provide machines for collecting the grease from the waste material at much less ex pense than machines now in use.

One of the advantages of this machine is that it is simple and easily operated and may be operated by compressed air or other motive fluid automatically.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description, and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the follower and the cutting blade carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the complete machine. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the dividing and cutting blade. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the same, showing the two wings for spreading material and pressing same against the sides of the plunger box.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

This machine is provided with a frame, the principal elements of which are angle bars 1 and 2 and cross beam 3. A press box 1 is mounted on the forward ends of the beams 1 and 2. The press box is provided with a receiving hopper 5. A blade 6 is attached to the under side of the cover of the press box at the forward side of the opening which receives material from the hopper 5. The follower is provided with a blade 7 on the upper side, and this blade 7 cotiperates with the blade 6 to cut away any hanging fragments of meat, strings, or other matter which may be left hanging through the hopper 5. The forward end of the press box is provided with a series of bars 8. These bars are located on both sides of the machine, and sides 9 of sheet metal are attached to and rest against the bars 8.

The sheet metal sides 9 are perforated for the escape of grease and water, which fall to a receiver 10. The receiver 10 may be suspended on the press box in any suitable manner.

The machine is provided with a dividing blade 11 which is formed at the meeting edges of two wings 12 and 13. As the material is driven forward it strikes the cutting edge 11 and is divided preferably in half. The wings 12 and 13 are attached to a ver tical post 14 at the rear end near the cutting edge 11. These wings 12 and 13 are used for contracting the material as it is nearing the forward end of the press box and thus causes the material to be pressed harder as it approaches the forward end of the press box. Means are provided for spreading the wings 12 and 13 more or less. Rods 15 are secured in the posts 14 and extend forward. These rods pass through vertical posts 16. The posts 16 are held apart by spiral springs 17. Nuts 18 are secured on the ends of the rods 15 and by means of the rods 15 and nuts 18 the wings 12 and 13 may be spread more or less at will. If the nuts are screwed farther on the rods 15 the wings will be spread the more. If the nuts 18 are screwed nearer the forward ends of the rods 15 the posts 16 may be drawn forward and thus allow the wings 12 and 13 to be drawn nearer together at their forward ends. The cutting edge 11 may be held in position to divide the material by means of a vertically disposed rod 19, which may be inserted at 20 between the cutting edge and the post 14. The wings 12 and 13 have tracks 21 rigid therewith and the posts 16 have grooves to receive the tracks 21. The object of this is to make the posts 16 move uniformly or in a horizontal direction when forced inwardly by the nuts 18.

The follower is reciprocated in the press box by means of toggle arms 22, one of which is pivotally connected to the follower and the other one of which is pivotally connected to the beam 3 by means of a link 23. The other ends of the toggle arms (which are adjacent to each other) are connected to a plunger 24 by which the toggle arms are alternately raised and lowered, the raising of which drives the follower forward; and the lowering of which draws the fol-- lower back to starting point. The plunger 24 is operated by compressed air or some suitable motive fluid. The plunger 24 is re ciprocated in a cylinder 25 which is pivotally mounted in uprights 26 by means of pivot bolts or trunnions 27. The uprights 26 are rigidly attached to the beamsl: and 2. The object of mounting the cylinder 25 pivotally is that one of the toggle armsw-hich, moves with the plunger 24 must have a forward drive and consequently the plunger 24 must move forward with the plunging rod 22 and move backward alsovwhenv this plunger rod moves backward, The-toggle arms 22 are pivotally connected by means of a link. 28 and these toggle armsrest against the vertically reciprocating plunger 2e- Compressed air or steam is admitted to the cylinder 25 through apipe connection 29. This nipple or connection 29 may be connected with a compressed air tank or with a steam; supply source. The toggle arms are so connected to the plunger2e that when compressed air is admitted throughthe nipple 29 the plunger 24 will be raised and the toggle arms 22 will thus drive the follower forward. The compressed air is allowed to escape fromthe cylinder 25 through a nipple 30, which should-be about 20 times as large-as the nipple-29 so that the compressed air will be quickly discharged and the plunger 24; will dropby gravity, forcing the toggle arms downwardly and thus drawing the follower back tostarting position. The-nipples 29 and 30 are provided with suitable valves, which are alternately, opened and closed. A valve rod 31 operates two valve stems 32' and 33, which move-vertically through the nipples 29-and 30-respectively. The valves are simply the rods 32 and 33 and have apertures therethrough at difi'erent heights. hen the plunger 24 goes down the valve 32 is open to receive compressed air or other motive fluid and the valve 33 is closed. Consequently when air is admitted through the valve 32 the plunger 12 is raisedon the plunger goes up. When the plunger 12 goes up thevalve 32 is closed at the end of the up stroke and. the valve 33' is opened to let. out. the motive fluid. The valve rod 31 operates both the valves 32'and 33, the apertures through the rods 32 and 33 merely being at. different heights in those rods. 4 goes up it carries the triprod 34. The valve rod 31 has only sufficient verticalmotiontoopen and close the "alves 32 and33, but. the trip rod 34 has a considerable travel. When the plunger. and. toggle arms rise the trip rod is forced upwardand itcarries atrip 35. The rod 34: is loosely connected; to the tog-. gle arm 22. The trip35, as the plunger 24: goes up, strikes a trigger 36whichholds the valve rod' 31 (catching in. a notch therein); and releases the trigger from the nod 31.. The rod 31 is immediately forced upward. by the spring 38, closing the intake valve 29.- and opening the outlet valve 30. henthe As the plunger 12'- plunger 24 goes down, the trip rod 34 is drawn downloy the toggle arm 22, carrying with it the trip 35 which engages a collar 37. This operationcloses the outlet valve 30 and opens the inlet valve 29. At the same time the trigger, 36 comes down and engages the notch in the valve rod 31 and thus holds the rod-31' down and so holds the valve 29 open until the plunger and trip rod rise up and release the trigger 36-as before. The cylinder 25 is an open top-cylinder but. is closed at the bottomby. the-head40 andiis provided with a. stuffing. box 39 through which the plunger rod: operates. The plunger. can. thus be reciprocated; in. the cylinder. 25 by compressed air or other motive fluid and this operation of the plunger. serves todrive the follower. in the press box. by means ofthe toggle arms. The. frame of. the press is further braceddoy the stay. rods 41. which are attached to the frame portion 3 and tothe press box 4.

Having fully described my invention, what I; claim as new and; desire to secure by. Letters .Patent. is,

1. A tankage andmanure press having a frame, a press. box mounted in. said frame, av hopper for. the presshox, perforated sides, laterally. expansible wings for. concentrating material against said perforated; sides as the material is. pressed toward the forward end; of. the machine, said wings being united to form a cutting edge for dividing the material, an upright: post for holding saidiblade vertically disposed, a follower for driving material through; said press box, and meansv for automatically reciprocating said follower through said press box.

2. A. tankage and manure press having a frame, apress box mountedin-said frame, a hopper for the pressbox, perforated. sides, laterally expansible wings for concentrating material against said perforated sides as the materialis. pressedtoward the front end of the machine, vertical; posts and rods and nuts for spreading said wings, said wings being united to forma divider blade, means for, hol ding said. bladevertically disposed, a follower for driving material through said pressbox, and. means for automatically reciprocating said, follower in. said. press box.

3. A tankage andunanure, presshaving a. frame, a. press box. mountedin saidlframe, a hopper fonthe. press box, perforated sides,

laterally expansible. wingsfor. concentrating material; against saidperforatedsides as the materialis approaching: the front, endlof the pressbox, vertically ,disposedposts. and rods and nuts for, spreading said, wings, tracks on said wings for guiding said; posts, said l wings. bein united to form: a divider blade,

ja,follower orl driving material throughsaid press box, and. means forautomatically reciprocating said foll'owerin said; press. box. 4. A tankageand manure presshaving a frame, a press-box attached to said frame, a 1 adjusting said Wings, and means for reciphopper for said press-box, a cutting blade i rocating said follower in said press-box. attached to the inside of the upperside of In testimony whereof, I set my hand in said box, a follower and a blade arried i the presence of twowitnesses, this 18th day thereby for cooperating with said first menof October, 1909.

tioned blade said box havin perforated T1 sides, two Wings mounted in said box for JOSJJPH SINGLETON' concentrating material against said perfolVitnesses: rated sides, said wlngs belng united to form A. L. JACKSON, a vertical cutting edge, means for laterally J. W. S'rrr'r.

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